Special Education Funding Training Webinars May – July 2026

Minnesota Department of Education sent this bulletin at 04/22/2026 11:25 AM CDT

Special Education Funding Training Webinars May – July 2026

To: Special Education Directors, Business Managers, and SEDRA Contacts
From: Division of School Finance

Registration is open for each of the webinars listed below. To register, simply click on the training date and follow the instructions. Presentation material and information on joining the webinar will be sent to registered participants the day before each training.

Special Education MEGS Training Webinar

This session will cover the MN Education Grants System (MEGS). The primary emphasis will be on how to log into MEGS, MEGS roles, Central Data Collection tile (Program Assurances), CEIS grant application process, the IDEA Part B, C and Discretionary Grant tiles, SEDRA budgets, reimbursement requests, closeout reports and important deadlines.

Presentation material and information on joining the webinar will be sent to registered participants the day before. Each training contains the same information, but feel free to register for more than one.

Training will be held on: May 6, 2026, 10–11:30 a.m.

Special Education Tuition Billing Overview

The Minnesota Department of Education is responsible for calculating state special education aid adjustments for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) that are served outside of their resident district. Learn the process of how Tuition Billing calculates and invoices the resident district for the unreimbursed costs of providing special education services, special education transportation, and general education revenue, if applicable. This presentation will highlight the tuition billing system, student acknowledgements, source systems used for tuition billing, highlight key reporting issues and reports to monitor.

Presentation material and information on joining the webinar will be sent to registered participants the day before.

Training will be held on: May 20, 2026, 10–11:30 a.m.

SEDRA Contracts and Cross District Errors Webinar

This training is for those who work with Special Education contracted services and work to resolve cross-district full-time equivalent (FTE) errors in the Special Education Data Reporting Application (SEDRA). The presentation will cover process for contracting for Special Education service providers, what the contracts should include and LEA responsibilities to ensure reasonable expenditures for these contracted services. It will also cover how to locate the Cross-District FTE Review screen, how to identify staff exceeding the FTE limit, whom to contact, and error resolution.

Training will be held on: June 10, 2026, 10–11:30 a.m.

SEDRA 101 Beginners Training Webinar

This training is a basic introduction to using the Special Education Data Reporting Application (SEDRA). The presentation will cover gaining access, website navigation, procedures, system coding, errors and more. An ideal training for those new to special education funding.

Training will be held on: June 17, 2026, 10–11:30 a.m.

Special Education/UFARS Reconciliation Training Webinar

The Minnesota Department of Education invites you to participate in a WebEx session for advanced training on reconciling special education expenditures between reporting systems. The training will cover similarities and differences between the Access to Career and Technical Education – Special Education (ACTE-SPED) and Special Education Data Reporting Application (SEDRA) to Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards (UFARS) expenditures. Learn how unreconciled consequences impact special education aid calculations.

Topics include the reconciliation reports, how to access the report, elements included in the reports, expenditures eligible for inclusion, tips, and reference materials.

Training will be held on: July 29, 2026, 10–11:30 a.m.

Following your registrations, you will receive an automated confirmation email. If you do not receive the registration confirmation email within two hours of registration, please email Carisa Ricci or call 651-582-8611.

To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Carisa Ricci two weeks prior to the training event.

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